Kansas senior Tess Bernard-Feigenbaum earned a victory at No. 2 singles, and KU sophomore Nina Khmelnitckia won at No. 4 singles, but the Jayhawks fell to Texas Tech, 4-2, in Big 12 women’s tennis Sunday at Jayhawk Tennis Center.
Bernard-Feigenbaum defeated Felicity Maltby, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-3), and Khmelnitckia topped Sarah Dvorak, 6-4, 7-5.
“From the competitive standpoint and the way we fought, I couldn’t be happier with our team,” KU coach Todd Chapman said. “We weren’t giving in while playing one of the best teams in the country. I’m proud of the fight. There’s nothing to hang our heads about and I’m proud to be their coach.”
No. 6 Texas Tech 4, No. 19 Kansas 2
Sunday Jayhawk Tennis Center
Doubles
No. 1 — Federici/Dvorak (TTU) def. Bernard-Feigenbaum/Khmelnitckaia (KU), 6-3
No. 2 — Talaba/Maltby (TTU) def. Koch/Nikolaeva (KU), 6-2
No. 3 — Ribes/Rychagova (KU) vs. Valentstein/Cortina-Pou (TTU), 5-4 DNF
Singles
No. 1 — Rychagova (KU) vs. Talaba (TTU), 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 3-3 DNF
No. 2 — Bernard-Feigenbaum (KU) def. Maltby (TTU), 7-6, (7-2), 7-6 (7-3)
No. 3 — Valenstein (TTU) def. Koch (KU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 — Khmelnitckaia (KU) def. Dvorak (TTU), 6-4, 7-5
No. 5 — Federici (TTU) def. Toran Ribes (KU), 6-4, 6-2
No. 6 — Jackson (TTU) def. Nikolaeva (KU), 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
Texas Tech turned back Kansas University , 4-0, in Big 12 women’s tennis Friday at the Jayhawk Tennis Center.
The Jayhawks (4-7) will host TCU at noon Sunday.
TEXAS TECH 4, KANSAS 0
Singles
Maria Belen Ludueña, KU, vs. Kenna Kilgo, did not finish.
Maria Jose Cardona, KU, vs. Sara Dvorak, did not finish.
Gabriella Talaba, TT, def. Smith Hinton, 6-1, 6-4.
Lynn Kiro, TTU, def. Madison Harrison, 6-2, 6-2.
Rachel McNeely, KU, vs. Sabrina Federici, did not finish.
Katelyn Jackson, TTU, def. Summer Collins, 6-1, 6-4.
Doubles
Kenna Killgo-Gabriella Talaba, TTU, def. Maria Jose Cardona-Maria Belen Ludueña, 6-4.
Madison Harrison-Smith Hinton, KU, vs. Sabrina Federici-Lynn Kiro, did not finish.
Sarah Dvorak-Katelyn Jackson, TTU, def. Alexis Czapinski-Summer Collins, 6-3.
John YoungDylan Windom claimed Kansas University’s only point-scoring victory in a 6-1 tennis loss to No. 15-ranked Texas Tech on Sunday at Jayhawk Tennis Center.
Windom beat Elizabeth Ullathorne at No. 4 singles.
KU’s Anastasija Trubica and Victoria Khanevskaya beat Ullathorne and Caroline Starck, 8-6, at No. 3 doubles, but the Red Raiders claimed the doubles point.
Tech (17-4 overall, 7-0 Big 12) leads the league, while KU (8-9, 0-7) hasn’t won a conference dual since April 10, 2011.
The Jayhawks will host West Virginia at 2 p.m. Friday and Iowa State at noon Sunday.
Texas Tech 6, Kansas 1
Doubles
No. 1: Samantha Adams-Kenna Kilgo (TTU) def. Maria Belen Ludueña-Paulina Los (KU), 8-6
No. 2: Rashmi Teltumbde-Nikki Sanders (TTU) def. Dylan Windom-Maria Jose Cardona (KU), 8-6
No. 3: Anastasija Trubica-Victoria Khanevskaya (KU) def. Elizabeth Ullathorne-Caroline Starck (TTU), 8-6
Singles
No. 1: Adams (TTU) def. Ludueña (KU), 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)
No. 2: Kilgo (TTU) def. Cardona (KU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 3: Teltumbde (TTU) def. Los (KU), 6-3, 6-4
No. 4: Windom (KU) def. Ullathorne (TTU), 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
No. 5: Sanders (TTU) def. Trubica (KU), 6-0, 6-0
No. 6: Starck (TTU) def. Khanevskaya (KU), 6-1, 6-1
